Rocket Science on Wikipedia leads us to a tiny article, 80% of which is:
Due to the complexity and depth of this area of engineering (requiring mastery in subjects including mechanics (fluid mechanics, structural mechanics, orbital mechanics, flight dynamics), mathematics, control engineering, materials science, aeroelasticity, avionics, reliability engineering, noise control and flight test), it is also informally used as a term to describe an endeavor requiring great intelligence or technical ability. More often, the term is used to describe an endeavor that is simple and straightforward by stating that the aforementioned endeavor "is not rocket science".This is amusing.
I think that as such the courses one does in aerospace engineering (aka Rocket Science for the layman) do require a high amount of intellect, but then so does training at Langley or John Hopkins. I think it’s the whole feel of having thousands of buttons around you and being responsible for manning something which is so colossal and worth so many billions of dollars (with minimum scope for error) that enables Rocket Science to be revered as the final frontier in terms of intellect. As specialisation increases, we perceive the task to become monumental because we start to dissociate from the field . It just happens that compared to other engineering branches, probably aerospace has a very high percentage of people going into specialisation (for I don't think NASA really wants a jack o all trades).
Speaking of specialisation, medicine also requires it, but then I guess, there are just too many doctors around.
I remember asking my mother, one of the best retina consultants in India today, about what she thought was the toughest job on the planet. True, I did expect a standardized answer. I placed my money on Rocket Science. I will never forget what happened next. She looked at me, and gently whispered
"Parenting"
3 comments:
Well buddy, you're living in the Rebublic of India. And if you didn't know, getting into ISRO or RAW is as tough as getting into NASA or CIA, if not even more difficult. In other words, don't hurt the supersensitive reactionary ultranationalist emo dude's sentiments.
well your mother gave u the ryt answer.after all a working mothers job is all dat tougher not to mention dat of a retina specialist
Atin: How is this relevant to the post. The post isnt about whether its easie to get into ISRO/NASA/RAW/CIA or not,its about the perceptions of people and colloquial influence to some extent.
But since you have approached the topic anyways, getting into ISRO is going to be easier now.
You have to secure a so called low rank in JEE. Thanks to IIST
Debo: right on. And I wasn't particularly an angel either.
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